More "facade" industries to expand operations

Hi all,

As the virtual ops between the Kings Port Division, the New York Central Train Layout (and now the Atlantic Pacific Railroad) increase, I've felt the need to add more industries.  Space does not allow me to actually put these additional industries on my layout but I've constructed a diorama to stage some photos for our virtual ops.  Having more industries makes things more interesting operationally.   

ACME Auto Parts, which has made some appearances in the past, is an example of this.

Here is a link to a past post I made about my first "facade" industries.

http://kingsportdivision.blogspot.com/2016/05/industries-that-arent-there.html

 And now for the latest additions:

AGWAY Feeds, located on the KP&W Mountain Branch to Bloomberg (the town is represented by a hidden staging track).  The steel silos on the left were printed from Google Images and mounted on black foam board.

Here is AGWAY on the interchangeable diorama shown from above.  The blue foam board makes a handy sky backdrop.

Quality Fabrications, a machine shop, also in Bloomberg

 Van Winkle Canning, also in Bloomberg.

Corning Glass in Corning, NY.   This one is still in the works but the initial results seem promising.  Corning is served by the KP&W.

IBM in Binghamton, NY., also along the KP&W line.

International Paper in Rochester NY.

And finally, Williams Yard near Kings Port.   The yard is represented by five tracks on a piece of homasote in front of the diorama to create depth and a sense of size.   I plan to add some ground cover around the tracks.

Anyway, the purpose of these facades is to give the impression that cars sent to my staging tracks have actually gone somewhere.  Visual images of industries should make the virtual ops more fun and interesting for everyone involved.

I plan to continue adding details to these scenes to improve their appearance when pictured in our future P.C.C.M. car movement series.

Thanks for taking a look!